obsequiously
adverb
obsequiously is an adverb meaning “In an obsequious manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-B-S-E-Q-U-I-O-U-S-L-Y, and it appears about once in every 36 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does obsequiously mean?
adverb
- 1
In an obsequious manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of obsequiously
- more obsequiously comparative
- most obsequiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is obsequiously?
Obsequiously appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Obsequiously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obséquieusement |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does obsequiously come from?
From obsequious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).